Marni Nixon
American singer and actress (1930-2016) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 86
Margaret Nixon McEathron, known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films.
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Vera Schwarz Taught Marni
Lea Salonga Duets: Honor to Us All, also in Mulan (1998)
June Foray Duets: Grandmother Fa, also in Mulan (1998)
Beth Fowler Duets: Honor to Us All, also in Mulan (1998)
Walt Disney Produced Mary Poppins (1965)
Robert Wise Directed The Sound of Music (1965)- Ernest Lehman Wrote The King and I and The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews Also in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music
Elsa Lanchester Also in Mary Poppins and The Secret Garden
Richard Rodgers Wrote The Sound of Music and The King and I
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The King and I (1956)
Gladys Cooper Also in My Fair Lady and The Secret Garden
Clarence Brown Produced The Secret Garden (1949)
Jack L. Warner Produced My Fair Lady (1964)
Reginald Owen Also in Mary Poppins and The Secret Garden- Robert Stevenson Directed Mary Poppins (1964)
Walter Lang Directed The King and I (1956)
Charles Brackett Produced The King and I (1956)
Norma Varden Also in The Sound of Music and The Secret Garden
Isobel Elsom Also in My Fair Lady and The Secret Garden
Ben Wright Also in The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady
Fred M. Wilcox Directed The Secret Garden (1949)- Bill Walsh Produced Mary Poppins (1964)
Marjorie Bennett Also in Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady
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She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musicals, including Deborah Kerr in The King and I and An Affair to Remember, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, although her roles were concealed from audiences when the films were released. Several of the songs she dubbed appeared on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list.
